document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=767604>Question 767604</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A father is twice as old as his son 12 years ago the father was 4 times as old as the son was then - determine the present age </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "then father's age is 2x years.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 years ago,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The son's age is 2(x-12)=4(x-12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-24=4x-48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-4x=-48+24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x=-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Son's age is 12 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Father's age is 24 years </SPAN>\n" );
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